Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows CoreCrypto buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CoreCrypto. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8542. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component CoreCrypto. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was shared 03/25/2019 by Jakub Wilk as HT209604 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8542 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371708 (Apple iCloud for Windows Prior to 7.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities(HT209605)).

Upgrading to version 12.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104423†). The entries VDB-119252, VDB-132233, VDB-132234 and VDB-132235 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.4

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06/07/2018 🔍
02/18/2019 +256 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +35 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209604
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132379
SecurityFocus: 104423 - Perl CVE-2018-12015 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:35
Updated: 08/08/2023 09:32
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:35 (65), 05/21/2020 10:03 (6), 08/08/2023 09:32 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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